Resources
FOOD CONNECTIONS:
Watch episodes of Take Out with Lisa Ling (HBO Max) or Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu).
Read food blogs, such as MuslimFoodies, and follow food-themed social media accounts, such as Queens Night Market, The Halal Guide, and Send Chinatown Love.
Vox: “Before organizing the Women’s March on Washington, Linda Sarsour fought for Muslim holidays in NYC” (2017)
OUR SCHOOLS OUR HOLIDAYS
Bklyner: “Lunar New Year Becomes Official NYC School Holiday” (2015)
NBC News: “NYC Schools to Celebrate Lunar New Year with Day Off for First Time” (2016)
PIX11: Push to add Diwali to NYC school holidays (2021)
ABC7: Diwali to be NYC public school holiday (2022)
PIX11: Diwali to be New York City school holiday in 2023 (2022)
The National News: At last, Eid is on New York’s public holiday calendar
LIHerald: Sewanhaka CHSD to give students day off for Eid al-Fitr (2021)
DREAMERS AND DACA
NPR: “The Original DREAMer Recalls ‘All Pervasive’ Fear As An Undocumented Child”
Asia Society: “Tereza Lee: How 9/11 Changed Immigration” (video)
NYT: “Immigration Reform: The Fight to Pass the Dream Act” (video)
NYT: “What ‘Dreamers’ Gained From DACA, and Stand to Lose” (video)
Vox: “DACA, explained” (video)
NYT: ‘Beautiful Country,’ by Qian Julie Wang: An Excerpt
Medium: Muslim Faith Leaders Arrested Fighting for Undocumented Immigrants & a Clean Dream Act
Bridge: ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF DACA AND ISLAMOPHOBIA by Bridge Initiative Team
ETHNIC STUDIES THEN & NOW
KQED: “Ethnic Studies: Born in the Bay Area from History’s Biggest Student Strike”
UCLA: “Celebrating 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA, 1969-2009” (video)
CNN: “Ethnic studies banned in Arizona schools” (video)
TFA: “What is Ethnic Studies?” (video)
CUNY TV: “Asian American Studies in U.S. | Asian American Life” (video)
PIX11 News: “NYC adding Asian American history to school curriculum” (video)
Explore resources from The Asian American Education Project
Axios: “Here are some key cuts from the AP African American Studies curriculum”
CACF: REACH Coalition Forms to Fight for the Integration of AANHPI History into NYS Social Studies Curriculum
NYC AAPI NIGHTLIFE
DJ Rekha NYC: “Basement Bhangra Anthem” (listen)
Gothamist: “Basement Bhangra, NYC’s Longest-Running Dance Night, Blends Politics With Punjabi Beats”
WNYC: “After 20 Years, Basement Bhangra Says Bye to New York”
Read about the creators of Papi Juice and explore their mixes
Read about the creators of Bubble T and watch this NBC News profile.
Instagram:
Basement Bhangra
Bubble T
Papi Juice
VISUAL ARTISTS STUDIES:
BRIC TV: Photographer Corky Lee: Caught in the Act (video)
CUNY: Corky Lee Memorial (video)
Meow Wolf: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya’s Findings (video)
Today: Artist Uses Bold Works To Amplify AAPI Voices and Stories (video)
Check out Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya’s public art campaigns on her website
The Cut: The Illustrator Throwing Queer Parties in Brooklyn: Meet Mohammed Fayaz
Center for Brooklyn History: Mohammed Fayaz’s oral history clips
Check out Mohammed Fayaz’s original artwork for Papi Juice and other works
Islamophobia & Anti-Asian Hate:
The Economist: The pandemic appears to have sparked a rise in anti-Asian bigotry
NBC: Anti-Asian Hate Dropped by Kimmy Yam and Sakshi Venkatraman
Humanity In Action: Islamophobia: The New Anti-Semitism?
CAIR: Islamophobia in the Classroom
Asian American Institute for Research and Engagement
CAIR: CAIR-NY Condemns Islamophobic, Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Immigrant Incidents Targeting Muslim Family at The Wheatley School Graduation
BC: Asian Americans and the Making of ‘American’
TIME: The Devastating Mental Health Effects of Islamophobia BY DR. RANIA AWAAD
Music and Spoken Word:
MIA: Finally
Taiyo Na/Magnetic North: We Belong
Ruby Ibarra & the Balikbayans: Ruby Ibarra & The Balikbayans - Someday [2019 NPR Tiny Desk]
Kelly Tsai: “Black White Whatever”
Ishle Yi Park: Ishle Park -- "Sa-I-Gu"
MC Jin & Wyclef Jean: MC Jin & Wyclef Jean - Stop The Hatred (Official Music Video)
H.E.R.: H.E.R. - I Can't Breathe (Official Video)
Beau Sia: WE VOTING
Yuna: Yuna - Forevermore (Official Video)
Rina Sayama: Rina Sawayama, Elton John - Chosen Family (Performance Lyric Video)
Riz MC, K’Naan, Residente, & Snow Tha Product: The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)
Recommended: Turn on closed captions or look up the lyrics as you watch each video.
Instagram: muslimwriterscollective
Kamal Saleh: Ashamed to be Muslim
Nouri Sardar: SPOKEN WORD ON ISLAMOPHOBIA
Ted Talk: "My Name is Zainab, and I am NOT a Terrorist"
Muslim Children’s Books
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
Sitti’s Olive Tree by Ndaa Hassan
Meet Yasmin by Saadia Faruqi
Yasmin the Scientist by Saadia Faruqi
The Most Powerful Night by Ndaa Hassan
Migo & Ali: A-Z of Islam by Zanib Mian
Ilyas & Duck - Ramadan Joy by Omar S. Khawaja
Tis The Night Before Eid by Yasmin Rashidi
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
by Hena Khan
Train to Al-Aqsa by Dr. Wendy Booth & Kamal Ali
Under my Hijab by Hena Khan
Heaven is at Mama’s Feet by Shida Safadi
The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin Uddin
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid
My grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin
A Party in Ramadan by Asma Mobin-Uddin
East Asian Children’s Books
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim
Dim sum for everyone! by Grace Lin
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang
Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai
Bee-Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park
Yoko by Rosemary Wells
Dear Juno by Soyung Park
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein
